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He is moving from a starter to being probably the 8th best player on the Pacers line-up. I always liked his game. Lots of skills and rarely makes bad plays. He can fit in many different roles.

The Pacers got to the finals because of an unprecedented level of depth. They play up-tempo, not because that is an efficient style. They play that way to wear the other teams out mentally and physically. In their finals run, they routinely played 10 players with significant minutes. NOBODY does that in the playoffs.

When they lost Miles, Mathurin, and Jackson, that formula was in question. But they are now back to the point where Carlisle will be happy to use 10 players. They have some good guys at #11 and #12 who won't see much action unless there are injuries.